Patrons stood often shoulder-to-shoulder in lines snaking outside of popular bars in Iowa City the first weekend in a month after Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ closure order expired on Oct. 4.
Johnson...
The Iowa City Area Development group recently created the Iowa City Area Resiliency Awards, where community members nominate large and small businesses, nonprofits, community projects, and individuals...
As October brings cooler temperatures to Iowa City, many downtown restaurants that heavily utilize and rely upon outdoor patio seating for socially distanced business during COVID-19 are being forced...
Since its launch last April, the Strengthen Grow Evolve campaign fueled The Englert and Film Scene’s efforts to make Iowa City the Greatest Small City for the Arts. As of Oct. 1, the campaign had...
The Iowa City Public Library is working toward committing 30 percent of library resources to BIPOC communities by fiscal 2022 and looking for alternatives to police intervention for library policy...
Food vendors throughout the Iowa City area are collaborating with the Aspire at West Campus apartment complex, which houses UI graduate students and faculty, to provide residents with restaurant-quality...
The Iowa City Downtown District this month established a pledge that encourages patrons, restaurants, and bars to adhere to the city-wide mask mandate as well as appropriate social distancing guidelines.
The...
As University of Iowa students settle into life in the pandemic, renting remains a relevant topic for those living off campus.
Chad Rhym, UI second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Sociology...
Iowa City and Coralville will continue to host their annual farmers markets from May to October. While Iowa City has been operating theirs exclusively online, Coralville has transitioned from an online...
Despite COVID-19 moving many large gathering events virtual, the City of Iowa City is still hosting its first annual climate festival, with community members and local businesses coming together to...
Lauren White, Politics Reporter
• September 18, 2020
Gov. Kim Reynolds extended the closure of bars in Johnson and Story Counties for another week and continued the Public Health Disaster Emergency in Iowa for another 30 days on Friday.
On Aug. 27,...
Bed and breakfasts significantly changed how they housed guests this year, and some that closed in March under challenges presented by COVID-19 are still waiting to reopen.
The Burford House Inn,...
